Where does “遠心力” come from?

遠心力 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 力, from Middle Chinese 力 — strength, power.

遠心力 (Japanese): centrifugal force

Definitions

  1. centrifugal force

Ancestry of “遠心力”, step by step

遠心力 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 力

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese力strength; power; force; force; ability; capacity
2Middle Chinese力strength, power

via Japanese 遠心

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese遠心centrifuge
Every word from Middle Chinese 力 →Every word from Japanese 力 →